My left foot, the story of Christy Brown, Miramax Films ; a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan ; producer, Noel Pearson ; director, Jim Sheridan
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My left foot, the story of Christy Brown, Miramax Films ; a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan ; producer, Noel Pearson ; director, Jim Sheridan
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated R for intense thematic material, language, and brief violence
Main title
My left foot
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
820377442
Responsibility statement
Miramax Films ; a Granada film ; a Noel Pearson production ; screenplay by Shane Connaughton, Jim Sheridan ; producer, Noel Pearson ; director, Jim Sheridan
Runtime
103
Series statement
Miramax award-winning collection
Sub title
the story of Christy Brown
Summary
Born with cerebral palsy, the 10th of 22 children of a Dublin bricklayer and his wife, Christy Brown was doomed to life as a vegetable by physicians in 1932. His strong-willed mother's love and faith encouraged him to overcome this label. At age seven, he made a mark with chalk grasped between the toes of his left foot, the only limb on his body he could control. With this proof of intelligence, his schooling begins, and aided by his loving family, Christy learns to grapple with life's physical tasks and psychological pains. His courage and determination inspire a teacher, who lends support as he develops into a brilliant if cantankerous writer, poet, and painter. The astounding story of an artist who defeated a physical disability, degrading stereotypes, and poverty to fulfill his dreams
Table Of Contents
Original -- Complications -- D is for dunce -- All Souls -- M-O-T-H-E-R -- Goalie -- First love -- Coal -- Look after Ma -- Dr. Cole -- Eileen -- Triumph & heartbreak -- Putty on the inside -- New room -- Wake -- My own story -- Stay with me -- End credits
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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- People with disabilities -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Education -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied -- Drama
- Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Family relationships -- Drama
- Artists -- Drama
- Young men -- Drama
- Feature films
- Cerebral palsied children + Home care -- Drama
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Film adaptations
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Drama
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resource.screenwriter
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor14
- Genre1
- Subject12
- People with disabilities -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Education -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied -- Drama
- Dublin (Ireland) -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Cerebral palsied children + Family relationships -- Drama
- Artists -- Drama
- Young men -- Drama
- Feature films
- Cerebral palsied children + Home care -- Drama
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Film adaptations
- Brown, Christy, 1932-1981 -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor9
- Composer1
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Is Part Of1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter2
- Mapped to1